Umpires

Top of the 1st

Alex Presley grounded out to first. None on with one out and Brian Dozier due up.

Single

Brian Dozier reached on an infield single to second deflected by the pitcher. Runner on first with one out and Trevor Plouffe due up.

Out

Trevor Plouffe flied out to center. Runner on first with two outs and Oswaldo Arcia due up.

Out

Oswaldo Arcia flied out to center to end the inning.

Bottom of the 1st

Play Type

Play

Out

Chris Young flied out to center. None on with one out and Jed Lowrie due up.

Single

Jed Lowrie singled to center. Runner on first with one out and Josh Donaldson due up.

Single

Josh Donaldson singled to center. On the play, Jed Lowrie advances to second. Runners on first and second with one out and Yoenis Cespedes due up.

Out

Yoenis Cespedes flied out to right. On the play, Jed Lowrie advances to third. Runners on first and third and with two outs and Alberto Callaspo due up.

Single

Alberto Callaspo single to center scored Jed Lowrie with two out. On the play, Josh Donaldson advances to third. Runners on first and third and Kurt Suzuki due up.

Walk

Kurt Suzuki walked. Bases loaded with two outs and Josh Reddick due up.

Out

Josh Reddick struck out swinging to end the inning.

Top of the 2nd

Play Type

Play

Out

Ryan Doumit grounded out to first. None on with one out and Josmil Pinto due up.

Out

Josmil Pinto struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Chris Parmelee due up.

Out

Chris Parmelee grounded out to pitcher to end the inning.

Bottom of the 2nd

Play Type

Play

Double

Michael Choice reached on an infield single to short, advances to second on Pedro Florimon's throwing error. Runner on second with none out and Daric Barton due up.

Single

Daric Barton singled to right. On the play, Michael Choice advances to third. Runners on first and third with none out and Chris Young due up.

Out

Chris Young sacrifice fly out to right scored Michael Choice with one out. Runner on first and Jed Lowrie due up.

Out

Jed Lowrie flied out to right. Runner on first with two outs and Josh Donaldson due up.

Double

Josh Donaldson doubled to left. On the play, Daric Barton advances to third. Runners on second and third with two outs and Yoenis Cespedes due up.

Single

Yoenis Cespedes single to left scored Daric Barton and Josh Donaldson with two out. Runner on first and Alberto Callaspo due up.

Home-run

Alberto Callaspo two-out, two-run Home Run (9) to left scored Yoenis Cespedes. Kurt Suzuki due up.

Out

Kurt Suzuki grounded out third to first to end the inning.

Top of the 3rd

Play Type

Play

Out

Chris Colabello flied out to center. None on with one out and Pedro Florimon due up.

Out

Pedro Florimon flied out to center. None on with two outs and Alex Presley due up.

Out

Alex Presley flied out to left to end the inning.

Bottom of the 3rd

Play Type

Play

Substitution

Liam Hendriks starts the inning for the Twins.

Double

Josh Reddick doubled to left. Runner on second with none out and Michael Choice due up.

Out

Michael Choice struck out swinging. Runner on second with one out and Daric Barton due up.

Out

Daric Barton flied out to right. On the play, Josh Reddick advances to third. Runner on third with two outs and Chris Young due up.

Out

Chris Young grounded out second to first to end the inning.

Top of the 4th

Play Type

Play

Out

Brian Dozier popped out to first. None on with one out and Trevor Plouffe due up.

Single

Trevor Plouffe singled to center. Runner on first with one out and Oswaldo Arcia due up.

Out

Oswaldo Arcia flied out to right. Runner on first with two outs and Ryan Doumit due up.

Out

Ryan Doumit grounded out to first to end the inning.

Bottom of the 4th

Play Type

Play

Double

Jed Lowrie doubled to center. Runner on second with none out and Josh Donaldson due up.

Out

Josh Donaldson popped out to first in foul territory. Runner on second with one out and Yoenis Cespedes due up.

Out

Yoenis Cespedes grounded out short to first. Runner on second with two outs and Alberto Callaspo due up.

Out

Alberto Callaspo grounded out second to first to end the inning.

Top of the 5th

Play Type

Play

Home-run

Josmil Pinto lead-off Home Run (3) to left. Chris Parmelee due up.

Out

Chris Parmelee flied out to center. None on with one out and Chris Colabello due up.

Out

Chris Colabello popped out to first in foul territory. None on with two outs and Pedro Florimon due up.

Out

Pedro Florimon flied out to center to end the inning.

Bottom of the 5th

Play Type

Play

Out

Kurt Suzuki popped out to first. None on with one out and Josh Reddick due up.

Out

Josh Reddick popped out to second. None on with two outs and Michael Choice due up.

Single

Michael Choice singled to center. Runner on first with two outs and Daric Barton due up.

Out

Daric Barton struck out swinging to end the inning.

Top of the 6th

Play Type

Play

Out

Alex Presley lined out to center. None on with one out and Brian Dozier due up.

Double

Brian Dozier doubled to left. Runner on second with one out and Trevor Plouffe due up.

Out

Trevor Plouffe grounded out short to first. Runner on second with two outs and Oswaldo Arcia due up.

Out

Oswaldo Arcia flied out to center to end the inning.

Bottom of the 6th

Play Type

Play

Out

Chris Young popped out to short. None on with one out and Jed Lowrie due up.

Double

Jed Lowrie reached on an infield single to first, advances to second on Chris Colabello's throwing error. Runner on second with one out and Josh Donaldson due up.

Out

Josh Donaldson struck out swinging. Runner on second with two outs and Yoenis Cespedes due up.

Out

Yoenis Cespedes struck out swinging to end the inning.

Top of the 7th

Play Type

Play

Substitution

Dan Otero starts the inning for the Athletics.

Out

Ryan Doumit struck out swinging. None on with one out and Josmil Pinto due up.

Single

Josmil Pinto singled to right. Runner on first with one out and Chris Parmelee due up.

Fielders-choice

Chris Parmelee grounded into a fielder's choice, first to short. On the play, Josmil Pinto out at second. Runner on first with two outs and Chris Colabello due up.

Out

Chris Colabello grounded out second to first to end the inning.

Bottom of the 7th

Play Type

Play

Single

Alberto Callaspo singled to right. Runner on first with none out and Kurt Suzuki due up.

Home-run

Kurt Suzuki none-out, two-run Home Run (2) to left scored Alberto Callaspo. Josh Reddick due up.

Walk

Josh Reddick walked. Runner on first with none out and Michael Choice due up.

Out

Michael Choice struck out looking. Runner on first with one out and Daric Barton due up.

Out

Daric Barton flied out to left. Runner on first with two outs and Chris Young due up.

Out

Chris Young struck out swinging to end the inning.

Top of the 8th

Play Type

Play

Substitution

Jerry Blevins starts the inning for the Athletics.

Out

Pedro Florimon struck out looking. None on with one out and Alex Presley due up.

Single

Alex Presley singled to center. Runner on first with one out and Brian Dozier due up.

Out

Brian Dozier grounded into a double play, short to second to first. On the play, Alex Presley out at second to end the inning.

Bottom of the 8th

Play Type

Play

Out

Jed Lowrie flied out to center. None on with one out and Josh Donaldson due up.

Out

Josh Donaldson struck out looking. None on with two outs and Yoenis Cespedes due up.

Home-run

Yoenis Cespedes two-out, solo Home Run (26) to left. Alberto Callaspo due up.

Single

Alberto Callaspo singled to right. Runner on first with two outs and Kurt Suzuki due up.

Recap: Oakland vs. Minnesota

Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Alberto Callaspo smacked a two-run homer among his three hits and three RBI in the Oakland Athletics' 9-1 win over the Minnesota Twins in the third installment of a four-game set.

Yoenis Cespedes cracked a solo shot among his two hits, three RBI and two runs scored for Oakland, which can win the AL West for a second straight year with a sweep of the Twins in the series finale Sunday or a Texas Rangers loss. The Rangers are currently playing the Royals in Kansas City.

The A's moved to 15-5 in September.

"We're swinging the bats well and adding on and hitting home runs and doing a lot of things that we continue to do," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said.

Jarrod Parker (12-7) surrendered a run on four hits over six frames in the triumph.

Spurts of heavy rain delayed the start of the contest for just over two hours.

Pedro Hernandez (3-2) allowed six runs on eight hits and a walk in a two- inning start for Minnesota, which has dropped nine of its last 11 tilts.

"Any mistake you make right now they jump on you," Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said.

The A's touched Hernandez for a run in the first but shelled the young left- hander with a five-run second.

Base hits to start the second by Michael Choice and Daric Barton put runners on the corners before Choice scored on Chris Young's sacrifice fly to right. After Lowrie flied out, Donaldson doubled to left and Cespedes singled home Barton and Donaldson.

Callaspo stepped up next and cracked his two-run shot over the wall in left for a 6-0 A's spread.

Josmil Pinto's leadoff shot to lead off the fifth got the Twins on the board.

Kurt Suzuki's two-run shot in the seventh and Cespedes' blast in the eighth capped the scoring.